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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,099 | 11,159 | 11,222 | 11,442 | 11,544 |
Males | no. | 5,519 | 5,566 | 5,594 | 5,692 | 5,738 |
Females | no. | 5,580 | 5,593 | 5,628 | 5,750 | 5,806 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 34.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,863 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,070 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,257 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 237 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 37.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 62.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 122 | 120 | 103 | 108 | 93 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
Deaths | no. | 63 | 61 | 57 | 79 | 67 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
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